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Big ass speakers, small ass rooms

No pix, but I know a guy with a 12x15 bedroom with stacked NLAs fed by a Yamaha 80wpc home theater receiver. It sounds unreal.
 
Does this count? Our spare bedroom, maybe 12 x 15?
 

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Billfort said:
I originally used my Altec 604s in an 11 x 12 room but didn't keep any wide shots of the system - here's all I have.

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They actually worked remarkably well in there and I think that's all about the point source design of these drivers. The corner cabinets helped a lot too as the best place to stuff 9 cu. ft. boxes in a room that small is tight into the corners.
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LOVE those Altecs! I can only imagine how sweet that sounds.
 
I was thinking my JBL L80t3 in a 12x18 would qualify but after looking through these cool pics, I see they do not. Ya'll got some amazing systems out there. Great thread btw.
 
Kingshead said:
The right small speakers with partnering sub can surprise you with the scale they can produce. I'm referring to systems that were designed to work as a whole, not mini monitors partnered with an off the shelf sub. Something like the Infinity Modulus I, or the Genesis IM-8200, these would have you dancing in your chair as they rocked the foundation of your house.
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That makes sense, for sure.
But there's still something about those big ass speakers... :thmbsp:
 
mojoe said:
I was thinking my JBL L80t3 in a 12x18 would qualify but after looking through these cool pics, I see they do not. Ya'll got some amazing systems out there. Great thread btw.
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Got my KEF 105.4s in front of the L200 custom JBLs for now - and the Von Schweikerts VR-4s at the edges ...
its not a big room but the cathedral ceiling and the plants helps a TON with the sound.

Oh, and a pair of Magnepan Tympani 1Ds folded flat and leaning against the coat closet.

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Before I moved to CT, I used a pair of Polk SDA SRS's in a small bedroom. The speakers were almost touching the end of the queen size bed LMAO!!! All my equipment was stacked on my dresser back then in two piles. What a sonic and visual mess but it was fun
 
SPL db said:
You mean this one?
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Nah, that's my current 'big' 12.5' x 22' room - but maybe just big by my standards. :)

The room thing is a major challenge when you are into the low-power/high-efficiency speaker approach as anything with a semblance of bass, is going to be big. Altec 604s in the right cabinets and lots of room treatment has proven to work well for me, even in that 11 x 12 space I originally built those cabinets for.
 
At 16x20x8 my listening space doesn't really qualify for this thread....but with Altec 19, Infinity QLS-1, Magnepan MG-IIIa and JBL L250 I'm no stranger to big ass speakers that, frankly, could benefit if in a bigger space than mine. David mentioned it and so did you Wes, but the trick to pulling off the room size/speaker size mismatch is a proper and effective acoustic treatment scenario. It's unfortunate many out there can't or won't embrace the science, but a whole new world of speaker options and, more important, better performance becomes available when you do.

I do have some real concerns about the IRS Betas working in my room, though. But I suppose that won't matter much if I don't get around to finishing up their restoration. HA! :sigh:
 
I wonder if it's as much won't embrace science as it is the allure of a shiny new knob to turn is just that much stronger than that of a pile of fiberglass in a corner?
 
whoaru99 said:
I wonder if it's as much won't embrace science as it is the allure of a shiny new knob to turn is just that much stronger than that of a pile of fiberglass in a corner?
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I consider what you describe as a distraction from the science which, obviously, leads to an inability to embrace it. But you're absolutely right...room acoustic treatments absolutely fall short on the sexy scale compared to a new piece of kit (for most). No doubt about that. It's a very real detriment.
 
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